[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by pelican

outboards are aluminum,right ? outboard brackets are aluminum too,right ?
does just the aluminum from an outdrive attract these problems ?

neighboring boats - poorly maintained neighboring boats,just a florida thing too ?

in good ol' new jersey,most boats i service are in the water from april to december,that's 9 months - the water temp,it gets into the 80's here in the summer- i have quite a few clients with stern drive powered boats,in excess of 10yrs old,boats have had ZERO problems with drives,as well as hydraulics on the drives...

copper based paint,antifouling paint,on an aluminum surface is a recipe for disaster - pople often overlook this,boat mfg's often overlook this as well - it facinates me...

it's been my experience:

stern drives,the problems are often "self inflicted",meaning,lack of maintnance nothin wrong with a stern drive power system,my own sea craft's I/O powered - what's that tell ya ?

You seem a bit hostile at times here. I/O`s work for their design. I am old and love the old Ford based Volvo B17-23 Motahs. Maybe the best `ole 4 cyl. marine app.